Stephen Wolfe's 2022 systematic theological argument for Christian nationalism — grounded in Reformed natural law theory and arguing that Christian magistrates have positive duties to uphold Christianity in law and culture.
Systematic Protestant case: The book's structure: natural law grounds the legitimacy of particular peoples (ethnies); Christian grace perfects rather than destroys nature, so Christian political life builds on natural community; the Christian magistrate is bound to protect and promote Christianity through law. Wolfe explicitly distinguishes his position from theonomy (Moses's judicial laws are not directly applicable) and from mere civil religion (the book genuinely defends confessional state Christianity). The controversy around 'ethnicity' and the 'Christian prince' concept reflects the internal Protestant debate about how far natural community can justify particular ethnic/national politics.
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